chén
to lay out
to exhibit
to display
to narrate
to state
to explain
to tell
old
stale
Chén
surname Chen
vassal state during the Spring and Autumn Period 770-475 BC
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
Chén Shuǐ biǎn
Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, President of the Republic of China 2000-2008
tuī chén chū xīn
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
chén shè
to display
to set out
furnishings
xīn chén dài xiè
metabolism (biology)
the new replaces the old (idiom)
chén shù
an assertion
to declare
to state
Chén yì
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
chén pí
orange peel
tangerine peel
dried orange peel used in Chinese medicine
Chén Yì xùn
Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
Chén Guān xī
Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
Chén Dú xiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated
Chén Kǎi gē
Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director
chén nián
old
stored for many years
Chén Yún
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
Chén Yún lín
Chen Yunlin (1941-), Chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[hai3 xia2 liang3 an4 guan1 xi5 xie2 hui4]
chén bīng
to deploy troops
to mass troops
pū chén
to arrange
to spread out
to narrate in detail
to describe at great length
to elaborate
Chén Chōng
Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress
héng chén
to lie in disarray
to cut across
to traverse
chén guī
outmoded conventions
old-fashioned ways
chén fǔ
trite
clichéd
empty and trite
banality
platitude
Chén cāng
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Chencang district of Baoji City
àn dù Chén cāng
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Chén Shòu
Western Jin dynasty 西晋 historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志
Chén mù shèng
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
chén cí làn diào
cliché
commonplace
truism
stereotype
chén jì
past events
relics from a former age
ruins
Chén Jǐng rùn
Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist
chén shù shū
representation letter (law)
a brief
written statement
declaration
Chén cāng qū
Chencang district of Bǎojī city 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bǎo jī shì], Shǎnxī
Chén Bó dá
Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism
Chén Xǐng shēn
Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
Chén Lù
Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion
chén mǐ
old rice
rice kept for many years
Chén Měi
Vanessa-Mae (1978-), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier
chén guī lòu xí
outmoded conventions
old-fashioned ways
Chén nà dé
(Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II
Chén Jiǒng míng
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
Chén bā ěr hǔ qí
Old Barag banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
Chén Tuán
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage
Chén shū
History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls
Chén Xī tóng
Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Chén Xiāng méi
Chen Xiangmei (1925-), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, widow of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[Chen2 na4 de2]
Nán cháo Chén
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
Chén Yuán guāng
Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
Chén Tiān huà
Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905
tiáo chén
to lay out (an argument) item by item
memorandum to a superior
Chén qiáo bīng biàn
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
Chén Zài dào
Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army
fū chén
to give an orderly account
a thorough narrative
Chén Dé liáng
Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam
Chén Hòu
Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor
Chén Chén
Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传
chén zòu
to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
Chén Gōng yǐn
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
Chén Zhòng lín
Xu Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
Chén Rén xī
Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author
Chén Kě xióng
Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist
tuī chén bù xīn
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to go beyond old ideas
advancing all the time
lì chén bǐ jiàn
to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
fá shàn kě chén
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
Chén Yì
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
Chén Mù shèng
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
Chén Fāng Ān shēng
Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)
Chén Zǐ áng
Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
Chén Jiāo
Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Han4 Wu3 di4], died c. 110 BC
chén huà
to age
to mature (wine, timber etc)
Chén cāng Qū
Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
zhí chén
to say straight out
to point out bluntly
to give a straightforward account
to disclose
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
tuī chén zhì xīn
see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1]
liù chén
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
wǔ wèi zá chén
with complex feelings (idiom)